Iracund

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Angry; irritable rare

    "Dryasdust knows only that these Preussen were a strong-boned, iracund herdsman-and-fisher people; highly averse to be interfered with, in their religion especially."

Synonyms

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cholericirascible

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"Dryasdust knows only that these Preussen were a strong-boned, iracund herdsman-and-fisher people; highly averse to be interfered with, in their religion especially."

Etymology

From Latin iracundus.

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